| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| Independence from Spain | Panama | National Holiday |
| Proclamation of Independence Day | East Timor | Public Holiday |
| Day of Albanians | Kosovo | Observance |
| Proclamation of the Republic | Chad | Public Holiday |
| Independence Day | Mauritania | Public Holiday |
| Red Planet Day | - | Unofficial (Nature & Environment) |
| National French Toast Day | - | Unofficial (Food & Drinks) |
| First Sunday of Advent | Multiple [Show] | Multiple Types |
| Harvest Festival | Turkmenistan | Observance |
| Flag and Independence Day | Albania | National Holiday |
| First Advent Sunday | Multiple [Show] | Multiple Types |
| Republic Day | Congo | Public Holiday |
Historical Events on November 28
- 1862: General James G. Blunt leads Union forces in a victory over General John Marmaduke and his Confederate force at the Battle of Cane Hill during the American Civil War.
- 1908: Over 150 men are killed when a mine explodes in Marianna, Pennsylvania.
- 1914: The New York Stock Exchange begins operations again after closing in July because of World War I.
- 1943: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill discuss war strategies at a meeting in Tehran, Iran.
- 1960: Mauritania gains its independence from France.
- 1964: NASA launches the Mariner 4 Probe.
- 1965: National Security Council members all agree to make a recommendation to then United States President Lyndon B. Johnson to adopt a war plan that calls for an escalation of bombing in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
- 1967: Astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish discover the first pulsar known in the Vulpecular Constellation.
- 2002: An Israeli owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya is blown up by suicide bombers.
- 2014: Gunmen set off 3 bombs at the central mosque in Kano. The bombs kills approximately 120 people.
Famous Birthdays on November 28
- English poet and painter, William Blake is born in 1757.
- English chemist and meteorologist, Luke Howard is born in 1772.
- American architect and designer of the Lincoln Memorial, Henry Bacon is born in 1866.
- American songwriter, producer and founder of Motown Records, Berry Gordy Jr. is born in 1929.
- English author and playwright, Terence Frisby is born in 1932.
- American actress Hope Lange is born in 1933.
- American novelist, poet and screenwriter, Rita Mae Brown is born in 1944.
- American director and producer, Joe Dante is born in 1946.
- American actor and producer, Ed Harris is born in 1950.
- American physicist, astronomer and Nobel Prize laureate, Russell Alan Hulse is born in 1950.
